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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
the Fourth Week after Epiphany
the Fourth Week after Epiphany
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Amphibole
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(n.) A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, generally with fibrous or columnar structure. The color varies from white to gray, green, brown, and black. It is a silicate of magnesium and calcium, with usually aluminium and iron. Some common varieties are tremolite, actinolite, asbestus, edenite, hornblende (the last name being also used as a general term for the whole species). Amphibole is a constituent of many crystalline rocks, as syenite, diorite, most varieties of trachyte, etc. See Hornblende.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Amphibole'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/amphibole.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Amphibole'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/amphibole.html. 1828.
